Outdoor exercise
Is it safe to run in Kolkata today?
Live AQI and the best running window for Kolkata based on Open-Meteo hourly forecasts.
Running today
No — postpone outdoor running
Air quality is unhealthy enough that outdoor running is not recommended right now, even for healthy adults. Move exercise indoors, or wait for the AQI to drop into a safer band using the hourly forecast below. Sensitive groups should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion entirely until conditions improve.
Current AQI in Kolkata
190
Unhealthy
Updated 6 Nov 2026, 17:30
Best window to run (next 12h)
Now – 18:30 · lowest ~173 AQI
Hourly AQI (next 12 hours)
Now
173
18:30
173
19:30
174
20:30
175
21:30
180
22:30
190
23:30
200
00:30
210
01:30
217
02:30
225
03:30
230
04:30
232
What affects air quality for runners in Kolkata
Kolkata experiences strong seasonal swings, with winter PM2.5 episodes driven by inversion traps, biomass burning, and congested diesel traffic across the Gangetic plain. Fine particles often dominate health risk during calm, cool nights and mornings.